"Morion" Topic
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| Shardik | 24 Oct 2009 2:24 p.m. PST |
I've just got my hands on some Spanish arquebusiers, equipped with a morion and what looks like a steel breastplate (corselet?). My question is, would these look out of place in a non-Spanish 16th century army, if mixed with troops wearing other headgear? |
| adster | 24 Oct 2009 2:38 p.m. PST |
The breastplate is quite unusual for arquebusiers but the morion was widely used across Europe. |
| terrain sherlock | 24 Oct 2009 2:55 p.m. PST |
agreed.. the breastplate sounds.. wrong. |
| Connard Sage | 24 Oct 2009 4:12 p.m. PST |
Reported; personal attack oh, morIon my bad |
| Lentulus | 24 Oct 2009 5:28 p.m. PST |
It's easy to find 15th century artwork showing men with all manner of armour using arquebus. It is hard to find any such imagines from the 16th century. Here is one period print – probably new world, but certainly arquebus with breastplate. picture It is rather a convention in depicting conquistadors, although there is some reason to dispute it if these folks are to be believed:
link Still, 16th century soldiers wore what they wanted. Morions are associated with Spain in popular culture, but everyone used them by the end of the 16th century. A purist is more likely to dispute the exact style of the morion in relationship to the period of the army than the breastplate. Have a look at this piece by Vasari. The lot at the left look like arquebus, and some appear to be wearing at least some upper-body armour. There are other paintings in the series that show helmets that are clearly morions. They illustrate the revolt of Siena in 1554-55. picture Myself, I am no purist. Mix 'em up, and life is good. |
| Shardik | 25 Oct 2009 12:03 a.m. PST |
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